firstnation you say; "What sounds completely ridiculous is believeing someone's emails are being intercepted as it pertains to SLI."

I suggest perhaps that all things are possible. Here is one guy that had troubles. If I remember correctly, I believe he suspected Barrick of doing this, in relation to the Pascua Lama project. There was confidential information getting out that led to him realizing something was up with his emails, and also when he was sending important emails, they were being intercepted and did not arrive at their destination. Sophisticated, or slightly, criminals will do this as a means to disrupt communication, welcome to the real world where most of the populace are oblivious to how things really work when big money is involved.

On October 30, 2013, Mr. Brent Johnson, President of the Company has filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British

Columbia against a group of unknown defendants for intercepting his emails.

http://www.infomine.com/index/pr/PB/39/69/PB396933.PDF